Shoeshine box



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Patented June 4, 1935 f UNITED STATES sHoEsHINE Box l Bert Agombar,Hanover, Ontario, Canada Application August 1, 1934, VSerial No.'737,912

' 4 Claims.

VThe invention has for its object the provision of a shoeshine boxequipped with a collapsible footrest which is concealed within the boxwhen not in use. This enables: the box to be used as a seat and also asan attractive article of furnishing. The salient feature of theinvention is that the seat portion of the box is hinged to compose a lidwhich is connected by mechanism with the footrest so as to automaticallyraise it to an upstanding position for use. A hinged ap at the front ofthe box is incorporated as a part of the mechanism and has locking meanswhereby the footrest is firmly secured when elevated.

The box is furnished with pockets for holding the usual accoutrementcommon to shoeshine outfits. The accompanying drawing is illustrative ofthe invention and the manner in which it is used. In this drawing Figure1 is a side elevation of the shoeshine box.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 3``3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a similar sectional View depicting the box opened for use ofthe footrest.

Figure 5 is an elevation of a guide that forms a part of the mechanismfor operating the footrest.

Figure 6 is an edge View thereof.

Figure '7 is a front View of the footrest.

Figure 8 is a sectional detail of one of the front corner portions ofthe box illustrating the locking means for the footrest.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ofthefigures throughout the drawing.

In `the drawing the reference numeral II) denotes the front of the boxbody and I' and I0" the sides thereof. The back II is supplied with aninterior rack II divided into pockets for brushes et cetera.

The major part of the front I 0 is fashioned into a flap I2 hinged at I2' so as to swing outwardly. Locking means are associated with the flapto secure it when open. The locking means preferably consists of a barI3 pivoted at I 3' to the flap and supplied with a longitudinal slot I4notched at its free end as at I 4'. A pin I5 inwardly projects from a.bracket I on the sidewallA IU and loosely engages the slot so that asthe flap is opened the notch will engage the pin and thus secure it inthis position. The bar is raised by hand to release the ap for closing.The locking mechanism is shown in Figure 8.

The top of the box body slopes upwardly from the front and the lid I6 ishinged at the rear at I6' so as to swing backwardly to the positionshown in Figure 4. The lid is furnished withhor-zontal slats I6 toprovide a seat. r1 ?he'footrast consists of a standard I'I having anintegral footpie'ce I1. at its upper end and at its lower end atransverse base bar I8 also integrally constructed and supplied with endtrunnions I8' lodged in the sidewalls I0 and I adjacent the lower partofthe front ID. This mounting enables the footrest to swing from itscollapsed position shown in Figure 3 to its upright position shown inFigure 4 in which it projects out of the box.

A link I9 connects the footrest to the flap `which in turn is connectedby a link 2D to the lower end of a rocker 2l. The rocker is swingableabout-a stud 22 xed to a bracket 23 attached to the side-wall I0". Thestud is lodged in a slot 2| in order that the rocker may also have aslight lengthwise movement attendant upon its swinging.

A pin 24 is fixed to the upper end of the rocker and loosely engaged ina slot 25 of the guide 26- which obliquely extends with the top of thebox. This guide consists of a strap having offset ends by which it isfastened to the side wall I0" in .stud 22 accompanied by a slightlengthwise movement. Ifhelower end vof the rocker urges the link 20 toopen the iiap. Since the footrest is connected to the flap it is raisedthereby. When the lid is fully opened the footrest assumes the verticalposition shown in Figure 4, in which positon it is locked by the bar I3.Upon release of this bar the lid can be closed, which automaticallylowers the footrest.

What I claim iszi 1. The combination in a shoeshine box, of a box bodyhaving an open top, a lid hinged thereto forming a closure for said opentop, a footrest swingably mounted within the body and assuming areclining position when the lid is closed, a rocker mounted in the body,mechanism connecting an end of the rocker to the lid apart from itshinge, a hinged flap forming a part of the front of the body, and linkmechanism connecting the other end of the rocker and the footrest to theflap apart from its hinge.

2. The combination in a shoeshine box, of a box body having an open top,a lid hinged thereto forming a closure for said open top, a footrestswingably mounted within the body and assuming a. reclining positionwhen the lid is closed, a rocker mounted in the body, a bar connectingan end of the rocker to the lid apart from its hinge, a. hinged apforming a. part of the front of the body, a link connecting the otherend of the rocker to said flap apart from its hinge, and a memberlinking the footrest to the flap apart from its hinge.

3. The combination in a shoeshine box, of a box body having an open top,a lid hinged thereto forming a closure for said open top, a footrestswingably mounted within the body and assuming a reclining position whenthe lid is closed,

an elongated rocker pivoted intermediate of its.

end of the rocker to the ilap apart from its hinge, and a linkconnecting the footrest to the flap apart from its hinge.

4. A cabinet having a lid pivoted to swing up and back and having theupper part of the front wall pivoted to swing forward and down, a leverin the cabinet pivoted intermediate its ends and having one end near thetop of the cabinet, a link connecting the end of the lever near the topof the, cabinet, to a point on the klid forward of the axis about whichit'swings and in back of the lever, another link connecting the otherend of the lever to a point vonthe front wall above the axis about whichit swings, a foot rest carried by a support mounted to swing about ahorizontal axis crossing the forward part of the cabinet near thebottom, and a third link connecting the pivoted part of the front wallto the foot rest support to swing the foot rest up and forward when thefront of the cabinet is swung forward and down by the opening of thelid:

BERT AGOMBAR.

